St. James Parish
St. James Parish covers 238 square miles of southeastern Louisiana, with the parish seat at Convent.
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PublicGIS maps 10,298 parcels for St. James Parish. PublicGIS does not show owner names for this county.
Where to find things
- St. James Parish parcel map and property searchParish GIS map · Property lines · Property owner · Property records · Parcel number · Aerial imagery
St. James Parish's public map viewer for parcel boundaries and local map layers.
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- Louisiana property taxIn Louisiana the Parish Assessor values your home and land and the Sheriff collects the tax. The Tax Commission reviews the assessment rolls and hears appeals.
- Sanborn Fire Insurance MapsDigitized Sanborn fire insurance maps showing building footprints, materials and uses for American towns and cities, widely used in property history and environmental research.
- USDA NAIP Imagery HubFind and download USDA's leaf-on aerial photography for the contiguous United States. Check coverage and acquisition dates for the area you need.
- Louisiana GIS data downloadsGIS data downloads · Elevation · Addresses and 911 numbers
Download Louisiana's statewide GIS data, such as roads, boundaries, imagery and elevation. It has no statewide property lines.
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- State Plane Coordinate System zonesThe official State Plane Coordinate System from the National Geodetic Survey: which zone covers each state and county, zone definitions and conversion tools.
- FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer ViewerInteractive nationwide map of current flood zones, base flood elevations and map panels.
- NCES School District BoundariesNational school district boundary maps and downloadable GIS files, with an address lookup for the district serving a location.
- Louisiana Geological SurveyLouisiana geology: landslide, earthquake and ground hazards, groundwater, minerals and geologic maps.
- USGS National Map ViewerNational base map with elevation, hydrography, imagery, boundaries and PLSS layers.
- USGS topoViewBrowse and download every historical USGS topographic map for a location, useful for seeing old roads, buildings and shorelines.
- US Census GeocoderFree service that converts a street address into map coordinates and census geography. No account needed.
- St. James Parish zoning and land useZoning
Zoning districts and land use rules, and which uses and buildings the rules permit on a given piece of land.
- St. James Parish floodplain and flood zonesFlood zones
Flood zone information and the extra rules that apply to building or rebuilding near water.
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- FEMA Flood Map Service CenterOfficial source for flood insurance rate maps. Enter an address to see the current flood zone and download the FIRM panel and letters of map change.
- Louisiana floodplain and flood mapsLouisiana's floodplain program: the flood maps, the extra rules that apply to building or rebuilding near water, and who runs the program locally.
- FEMA Disaster DeclarationsSearch federal disaster and emergency declarations by state, county and incident to see whether an area was declared and what assistance was authorized.
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Farm wetland rules for USDA program participants. Before you drain, fill or clear a wet area in a farm field, ask NRCS at your local USDA Service Center for a wetland determination.
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- Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) sign-up, USDA Farm Service AgencyHow the Conservation Reserve Program works, which sign-ups are open and what it pays. You enroll land in CRP at your county Farm Service Agency office at the local USDA Service Center.
- NRCS highly erodible land determinationsHow NRCS decides whether a farm field is highly erodible land, which affects USDA program eligibility and conservation plans. Requests go to NRCS at your local USDA Service Center.
- USDA Web Soil SurveySoils
Draw an area on the map to get soil types, drainage, septic suitability, building limitations and farmland ratings.
- Louisiana Department of Environmental QualityLakes and water
Louisiana's environmental agency: water quality, wetlands, waste and the permits that go with them.
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- Louisiana water wells and water rightsWater wells in Louisiana: the well registration, driver licensing and the state's water well records.
- U.S. Drought MonitorWeekly national drought map by county, with historical conditions and state summaries.
- MRLC NLCD Land Cover ViewerLand cover
National land cover map for every year since 1985: forest, cropland, developed, wetland, water and change over time.
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- National Land Cover Database (NLCD) DownloadsFilter and download National Land Cover Database products including Annual NLCD land cover for the contiguous United States. Provides downloadable raster products and links to the viewer for spatial selection.
- Louisiana state landsPublic land
State-owned land in Louisiana: who manages it, what you may do on it, and how leases and easements work.
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- USGS map of public and protected landNational map of federal, state, local and other public and protected land from the U.S. Geological Survey Protected Areas Database (PAD-US).
- St. James Parish ClerkPlats · Surveys and section corners
Official records, meetings, licences and vital records.
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- NGS survey mark and benchmark mapMap of National Geodetic Survey benchmarks and survey control marks. Zoom to a place, click a mark and open its datasheet with the mark's position, elevation and how to find it on the ground.
- Louisiana licensed land surveyor lookupSearch the Louisiana Professional Engineering and Land Surveying Board for a licensed land surveyor by name or license number. Only a licensed surveyor can mark a legal property line on the ground, so check a surveyor's license before you hire one. Board phone 225-925-6291.
- BLM General Land Office RecordsSearch original federal land patents and survey plats by name or legal description to find the first private owner of a parcel.
- NGS Survey Mark DatasheetsFederal survey mark datasheets and control monument records, searchable by county or coordinates.
- St. James Parish roads and public worksRoads
Local roads: maintenance, right of way, access permits and road maps.
- Office
- St. James Parish Public Works
- Phone
- 225-562-2500
- Address
- 5800 Highway 44 Convent, LA 70723
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- Louisiana Department of Transportation and DevelopmentState highways in Louisiana: road maps, projects, and the approach or access permit you need before you build a driveway onto a state road.
- 811 Before You DigCall 811 or use your state 811 center's website a few business days before any digging, including fence posts, decks, trees and mailboxes. The service is free, and the utilities mark their buried lines with paint or flags. This page lists every state's 811 center.
- National Pipeline Mapping SystemPublic map viewer of transmission pipelines and operator contacts by county, for excavation planning and emergency response.
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Louisiana's coast: the coastal use permit, land loss and restoration projects, and what the state requires for work in the coastal zone.
- U.S. wildfire risk mapHazards and emergency information
Type a community, county or state to see its wildfire likelihood, risk to homes and exposure, with maps and charts. It shows long-term risk, not current fires, and is a screening tool, not an official hazard designation for a property.
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- U.S. hurricane storm surge risk mapsInteractive map of how deep storm surge flooding could get near the coast in a worst-case hurricane of each category. It does not replace your local hurricane evacuation zone; check the state or county zone lookup for that.
- U.S. landslide mapInteractive national map of known landslides and how susceptible the ground is to landslides. It is a broad screening map, not a site-specific assessment.
St. James Parish offices
- St. James Parish AssessorProperty valuation and classification.Glenn Waguespack, Assessor
- Phone
- (225) 562-2250
- Website
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- St. James Parish AssessorThe office that sets each property's value and classification. Start here for valuation notices, exemptions and appeals.
- St. James Parish Planning and ZoningZoning, land use and development review.
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- Visit website
- St. James Parish Geographic Information System (GIS)Runs the GIS and maps for St. James Parish.
- Phone
- 225-562-2431
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- Visit website
- St. James Parish USDA FSA and NRCS officeThe Farm Service Agency office for St. James Parish is at the Donaldsonville Service Center, 2259 Business Park Blvd., Donaldsonville, LA 70346. Call it to sign up for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and other farm programs, and for farm and tract records. The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) works from the same office: ask it for wetland determinations, highly erodible land questions and conservation plans.
- Phone
- (225) 473-8446
- Address
- 2259 Business Park Blvd., Donaldsonville, LA 70346
- Website
- Visit website
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About St. James Parish
St. James Parish covers 238 square miles of southeastern Louisiana, with the parish seat at Convent. The Parish Assessor values your house and land, the Sheriff collects the tax as ex officio tax collector, and the Clerk of Court keeps the conveyance and mortgage records.